Oldwick in Hunterdon County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Col. John Taylor's Grist Mill

By Alan Edelson, December 14, 2008

1. Site Of Col. John Taylor's Grist Mill

Inscription. Site of Col. John Taylor's Grist Mill c.1760

Location. 40° 39.709′ N, 74° 45.996′ W. Marker is in Oldwick, New Jersey, in Hunterdon County. Marker is at the intersection of Taylor's Mill Road and Rockaway Road, on the left when traveling east on Taylor's Mill Road. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Oldwick NJ 08858, United States of America.

Also see . . . 1. Taylor's Mill. Readington Township's web page for the mill, describing the historical role it played in milling grain for the American troops during the Revolution. The mill is scheduled for stabilization and restoration. (Submitted on March 8, 2009.)

2. John Taylor's Grist Mill. MillPictures.com's picture and description of the mill, noting that it had been 3 story fieldstone structure, with the overshot wheel supplied by water supplied by a wooden stave pipe from Rockaway Creek. (Submitted on March 8, 2009.)

3. Home of the Colonel John Taylor Working Group. Working site compiling the History of Colonel John Taylor of Taylor's mill and Colonel of the 4th Hunterdon Regiment of Militia during the Revolutionary War (Submitted on March 8, 2009.)

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